Dust-pan



(No Model.)

R. P. BMLEY.

DUST PAN.

Patented Mar.

Unire Sterns ROYAL FRANKIN BAILEY. OF GALVA, llllllOlS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,997, dated March 5,1889.

Application tiled December 23, 188'?.V Serial No.258,822. (No model.)

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Be it known that l, ROYAL FRAQZKLIN BAI- A l declare the following to bea full, clear, and

exact description ol' the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresot' reference marked thereon, which torni a part of this specieat-ion.

My invention relates to dust-pans, and has foiuits objects, first, toprovide a pan the bottoni of which will ine-line from the frontrearwardly, thus causing the sweepings to Inovc backwardly troni themouth et' the pan, and also permitting the pan to be moved over thecarpet with the minimum of friction; secondly, to provide a pan with thebottoni in clining from the front rearwardly and with its rear portionreduced, so as to receive the toe of the toot while the heel ot' thetoot. is on the floor, whereby the pan can be held rmly in place by thefoot,.and also slid along by it, while both hands are used for sweepingand the sweepings pass down the incline to the rear of the pan; thirdly,to provide a pan having an inclined base lip or flange at its forwardend formed with a folded longitudinal edge to forni a curved or roundededge which will permit the pan to be slid along the floor withoutcatching in the carpet, and at. the same time facilitate the passage ofthe sweepings into thepan; and, fourthly, to provide the pan with adepending flange or lip at its upper end, against which the broom willpress in sweeping the dust into the pan, and which will serve to clearthe broom from adhering particles.

To the accomplishment ot' the Vforegoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear the invention consists in the constructionhereinafter particularly described, and then specitica-ll57 defined bythe claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a.part hereof.

Figure l is a perspective of the pan. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough the saine.

ln the drawin the letter A designates the pan as a wnole, formed, sav,ol tin or other suitable material and provided with the handle l, forcarrying it from one point to another.

The bottom C of the pan is provided at its forward end with the lip orflange 1),' which inclines forwardly, as shown, so that the sweepin mayeasily pass into the pan. This lip or flange is provided with a curvedor rounded edge, o, torlned by folding the metal over upon itself, so asto 'form a smooth edge that will not catch in the carpet or roughness inthe door, and at the same time will add strength to the lip, the edge hterminating next to the metal composing the bottom ot" the pan, and thusaltording additional strength. It will be noticed that the pan restsupon the door at onliT two points-that is, at the forward end by theinclined lip, and at the rear by the bottom proper of the pan-thc bottombetween these points being above the licor. The practical et'i'ect ofhaving the pan restas described is to form a bottoni inclining from thefront rearwardly, so that the sweepings will inove bacluvardly from themouth of the pan as they are swept therein.

The rear of the pan is rednced in depth,

say, by having the top E incline troni the front to the rear, so thatwhile the heel of the foot rests upon the floor the toe can rest uponthe body of the pan, and thus while the toot is in an easy position thepan can be held by it firmly in place while sweeping the dust into it,and can also be slid easily by the foot from one point to another whilesweeping. A purchase and rest for the toot is thus afforded.

Y The sides F of the pan are out on a slope or incline at the forwardend, as shown, so that the top will set back, say, three inches (more orless) from the lower front edge. Such Construction allows the broom tobe placed in an inclined position best calculated for the eas; and mostsatisfactory sweeping of the dust into the pan.

In order to clear the broom from adhering or clinging particles of dbrisand to insure the delivery of the sweepings into the pan, a flange orlip, G, is made to depend across the mouth of the pan, say along thefront edge of the top E, so that the broom will brush against the edgeof the flange or lip, and thus ICO have thc adhering particles scrapedor knocked from the broom and fall into the pan as the front edge of thetop sets back over the bottoni.

The flange or lip G is set at a forward and downward inclination, asshown, and is formed with the metal turned over upon itself, so as fogive increased strength, and also to form a rounded edge which will notcut or in j ure the straws lor bers of the broom.

The pan can be made at a small cost, and is stiff and strong' in all itsparts, and easily manipulated by the foot, thus leaving both hands freefor using the broom, an d receives and holds the dust without liabilityof it being carried back by the broom, and very effectually clears thebroom from adhering particles. I have shown the top flat and inc-linedfrom the front to the rear end of the pan, as

such is the best form and possesses advantages; but it is obvious thatthe essential feature of the invention is having the rear portion flatin crosssection and inclined rearwardly, so that While the heel of thefoot rests on the floor the toe will have a rm and leasy rest upon theflattened and inclined top.

inclined bottom C, provided at its front end with the inclined flange D,the sides having their upper edges tapering or inclining downwardly bothto the rear and to the front, the flattened top E extending` from therear lower edge of the sides to the point where said sides inclineforwardly, and having the forwardly and downwardly inclined lip Gprojecting from along the front edge of the top E, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

2. As an article of manufacture, the dustpan herein described, havingthe bottom inclined from front to rear and providedat its front with theforwarally-inclined flange D, the upright sides A, having their upperedges tapering or inclining downwardly both tothe front and the rear,the incline of the front edge being shorter and at a greater anglev thanthe incline of the rear edge, as shown, and the flattened top E,extending from the rear edge of the pan to the top of the rear ineline,'substantially as and for the purposes set forth. f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROYAL FRANKLIN BAILEY.

lVitnesses:

PHILIP PHILHOWER, PHIL. WILLIAMS.

